I have not had anything terrible happen to my quilts. At least not to my knowledge. lol
A friend in my quilt club made a beautiful cathedral window quilt (all handmade---no machine stitching) for her granddaughter. Her son and his wife later divorced and the son got custody of the 2 children. He did not get custody of the quilt, however. When he asked for the quilt, the ex told him that it 'might' have gone in some stuff that she sent to Goodwill. (Can you say spiteful!) My friend contacted Goodwill, but it was long gone. The little granddaughter was heart-broken. Of course, grandma is making her another cathedral window quilt.
Norma